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Originally posted by JustJoe I also have to agree about the no glowsticks on strings thing; been hit one too many times before. One of these days I'm gonna go to a party w/ scissors and just start cutting strings.

I wasnt going to say this but I'll share it anyway since everyone seems to have gotten hit with em in the head before. I was at Monster Massive 2000 walking from from area to the other when some kid was swinging those things, I walked to sidestep them when he (either intentionally or unintentionally) changed his routine and I was hit in the head hard. Long story short...he got a free lesson in Marine Corps CCI..close combat instruction. I remember all the candykids were shocked and appalled while the junglists and whatnot were laughin their asses off.

and I never got hit in the head by em again

Mental note: never startle Matthias at a show, lest I get my own crash course in CCI.

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Originally posted by Rememberence_ Mental note: encourage candy kids to spin poi near Matt for shits and giggles

I wanna see Matthias own up on a kandy kid.

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Originally posted by Rememberence_ Mental note: encourage candy kids to spin poi near Matt for shits and giggles

No kidding, I am going to push one of them at him. This is going to be great. Matt, save me the trouble, lets go out drinking, I will say something to someone and you can take care of it.

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***hides candy bracelets and glowsticks***

YEAH!!!! Ummmm. F*ck Cankdykids!!!!

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even if you dont like the glowsticks on strings at least have an area where its allowed... i believe i have somewhat of a reasonable defense if you care to read on

i do agree that no one wants to be in the middle of the floor and all of a sudden some douche steps in front of the dj and trys to grab all the attention, i hate obnoxious spinners just as much and even more than most clubgoers for the fact that they ruin it for those of us who actually are considerate of others. yea we know glowsticks hurt, there is nothing like the pain of a stick to the nuts, even worse, the nuckles (trust me)

we glowstick spinners are perfectly content if we have somewhere to spin as long as we can hear the music, if you dont do it its kinda hard to understand, but it is in fact a form of dance rather than a cry for attention, and for some, its the only way they know how to dance, and theres nothing like the frustration of going to a club to find some guy shining his god damn cop light in your face telling you you arent allowed to dance. EDM is hugely responsible for that particular dance form and not allowing it at a club is like taking an Eagle to the wilderness so you can clip its wings and let it sit there to watch all the other birds fly. (cheesy i know, but thats really what it feels like) im sure youd be livid if some bouncer came up to you and told you your steps arent allowed in their establishment - A slap in the face brought to you, courtesy of the management which leads us few to only come when some bigname DJ is spinning so we can listen to him spin as opposed to going out every weekend to have a good time - money down the drain or handed to some other club.

As owner, manager, promoter, whatever, at the end of the night what really matters is that your customers leave happy, happy customers are sure to come back time and time again, not that this is a money issue, the truth of it all is that the more ppl you have comiing through your doors the more money you're bringing in, and the more money you bring in, the better your ability to satisfy your customers by keeping a clean facillity, a better maintained sound/lighting system, plenty of drinks, and just overall a better atmosphere. alot more ppl are willing to go to a club that presents a good atmosphere - its more than just allowing ppl to spin glowsticks, it includes the dress code, the music playing, the selection of drinks provided, the arangement of furniture and the dancefloor (if youve ever been to the Lizard lounge in dallas you know its all pretty cool in the main room till you step off that 2ft ledge on accident and twist your ankle in the middle of a badass set)

anyways, its your club, do what you like, this is merely the perspective of a stringer and by no means am i trying to tell you that not alowing it will cripple your business however if you do allow it, keep it controlled and off in some corner or something, all we need is to be able to hear the music, and if we can't do it in the club you'll probably find us right out the door across the street going at it might as well make some kind of a profit of it

and from what know, its highly unlikely that the floor will be overtaken by hordes of ppl swinging glowsticks

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Originally posted by RickyM Next thread - trance for listening to when you are halfway down the stairs in your house...

EDM isn't responsible for stringing, maybe you should look into Pacific Islander culture. I have some friends that are great at spinning poi and fire but they know that the club isn't the place for that. You can still go and dance and have a great time but leave the glowsticks at home.

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well yea, true... it all boils down to the Maori as far as where it started..

regardless of the origin, a good chunk of the poi population who keep it alive were first exposed to it through the EDM culture

[point]what i meant by saying EDM is responsible is that poi goes astoundingly well with EDM - if you know how to do it you've probably found that spinning to house, Dnb, trance, hardstyle, gabba, breaks, etc... it all flows really well with it thus influencing the want to go to a club that allows it...

to those who spin, the music is what drives alot of it, and being at a club that allows it, while theres a bangin set playing is utter bliss - even when sober, id sooner pay $30 to get into a club thats gonna let me enjoy myself and have a good time and dance than pay $10 to get into some place where i can watch a dj play similar if not the same music to a crowd thats more concerned about standing around on the dancefloor trying to look cool and sip on beer while bobbing their heads

you wouldnt expect to go to an EMO show or rap/hiphop club to see somone spinning glowsticks - it just isnt done, doesnt belong there

EDM clubs, massives, raves and such are where it fits in, and where it can be accepted [/point]

any Dallas TAs if you remember Fallout you know what im talking about, granted that place was more of a rave than a club

and i use the term EDM loosely - i could never string to Usher - Yeah

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Originally posted by RickyM Next thread - trance for listening to when you are halfway down the stairs in your house...

Most of the clubs I've been to barely have enough room for people to dance without having stringers in the club. All of the people I know that spin fire don't even listen to EDM. They all get together and go to the woods to trip out and have a huge drum circle with a bonfire and a bunch of people spinning fire to the drum circle.

At a large venue its cool but at a club like Eternal or Nuno's on 6th street its totally not cool.

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yes...spinning is good for wide open spaces like Burning Man.

I'm hoping no pictures of me glow-sticking surface from that, for Dirk to mock me relentlessly.

Element is big enough for glow-sticking also. Besides from that, most clubs are just too small.

In SF, a club had "spin night" on Tuesdays which was JUST for spinners. I'd go sometimes--it was fun to watch.

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